Photo: Stuart Price/UN Photo We could have a new malaria vaccine in two years if the WHO approves a trial vaccine that reduces malaria cases in children by half.
William Mwatu from Glaxosmithkline says the vaccine's results shows that malaria cases in infants can be reduced by over 30 percent.
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